The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word MUSKETEER
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More clues leading to the result MUSKETEER
- Household troop member to reflect support, protecting king and queen
- Soldier came across English monarch crossing Welsh river
- Soldier encountered constantly crossing river
- One armed with swordand firearm!
- One of three getting name checked in Great Hosannah
- Old soldier, one thinking about Koestler regularly
- Soldier, using aromatic substance with hesitation, receiving support
- Fantastic UK esteem at resistance of soldier
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What does MUSKETEER mean?
MUSKETEER noun- A foot soldier armed with a musket.
- In 17th- and 18th-century France, a member of the royal household bodyguard.
- A comrade or fellow.